3 Simple Tools for the Self-Aware Leader

“My experience as a leader is that all the conversations that really mattered happened in corridors when I was in transition from one meeting to the next. And it would be really easy — because of the time constraint — to just say, ‘This is what I think you should do…’. And yet, one of the most effective things you can do as a leader is say, ‘What do you think?'” Jenny Robinson Phil Renshaw and Jenny Robinson joined me this week with some simple techniques for how to be a better coach to your people in only a few minutes a day. All ideas they’ve captured in their new book, Coaching on the Go: How to lead your team effectively in 10 minutes a day . Here’s an outline of our conversation. Click play above to join in. . . 2:15 – What’s this book about? 3:50 – Who’s it for? 8:45 – Chapter 6: Self-awareness – Imposter syndrome: Jenny’s self-doubt on landing a top publisher 14:10 – The same experience from Phil’s perspective 17:10 – 3 tools to be better at Self-awareness: Step back and notice what you notice – Create a break in your routine so that it’s easier to do. An alarm on your phone, etc. 20:40 – Repeating or paraphrasing back what you heard 22:05 – Tentative naming Phil started his career in international banking, treasury, and finance. Today, he’s a management and executive coach with a special expertise in the value of international assignments. Jenny has worked in communication, coaching, and change management for most of the last three decades. She is also a visiting fellow and Ph.D. researcher at the Cranfield School of Management in the UK. You can find out more about their work at . You can contact Phil at phil@coachingonthego.co.uk and Jenny at jenny@coachingonthego.co.uk. Click these links to

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3 Simple Tools for the Self-Aware Leader is an episode from Lead with a Story Podcast | Lessons in leadership, one story at a time by Paul Smith.

This episode is 29:30 long.

This episode was published on Apr 14, 2021.

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